As the USA’s Best Summer Travel Destination three years running, it’s no wonder Mackinac Island attracts a wide range of visitors. The car-free paradise is an historical immersion, a horse lover’s dream and a bicyclist’s delight. It’s also a hiker’s playground, a foodie’s fantasy and a water enthusiast’s escape.
Visitors choose Mackinac Island for solo travel and slow travel, guys’ getaways and girls’ weekends, romantic escapes for couples as well as multigenerational family vacations.
Speaking of families, people visit Mackinac Island with little kids and people visit Mackinac Island with teenagers, too. And don’t forget tweens! Kylee Krizmanic, the editor-in-chief of Midwest Living magazine, took her pre-teen daughters to Mackinac Island and had a blast!
Things To Do On Mackinac Island With Your Pre-Teen Kids
Here’s a look at 10 special experiences her family enjoyed on their visit to Mackinac Island, one of the world’s best islands:
- A ferry boat ride to Mackinac Island with Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry
- Screen-free bonding at Mackinac Island’s Mission Point Resort, where “daily kids activities, an executive putting course, and a huge lawn that felt like a playground all encouraged us to truly unplug”
- Private horse-drawn carriage ride around Mackinac Island that makes for “a picturesque way to take in the historic architecture”
- Painting class with Mackinac Island artist Maeve Croghan and also looking for outdoor art installations all over the island
- Helping to make world-famous Mackinac Island fudge
- Sip ‘n Sail sunset cruise off Mackinac Island with live music and a pass underneath the awesome Mackinac Bridge
- Tour of historic Fort Mackinac with cannon blasts and costumed interpreters
- An iconic 8.2-mile bicycle ride all the way around Mackinac Island on Lakeshore Drive
- A visit to the third-oldest live butterfly exhibit in the United States at The Original Mackinac Island Butterfly House & Insect World
These are just 10 things that Kylee and her family experienced on Mackinac Island and there is plenty more to do. Read more about visiting Mackinac Island with tweens here, and here’s a look at some things to do on Mackinac Island with a mix of tweens and teens in your family.
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